Evolution

Major genomic study reveals humanity's longest prehistoric migration from Africa to South America

Reduction in genetic diversity in indigenous populations may have reduced their capacity to combat diseases.

 Major genomic study reveals humanity's longest prehistoric migration from Africa to South America.
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The evolution of Poker: From traditional tables to online Mississippi stud

 Loki's Castle vent chimney.

How microtubules in Asgard archaea shaped evolution

 From dinosaurs to birds: How cranial kinesis shaped evolution.

From dinosaurs to birds: How cranial kinesis shaped evolution


Challenging 'Island Dwarfism': Massive sauropods found on Transylvanian island

Measuring over ten meters in length and weighing up to eight tons, Uriash kadici was nearly four times larger than its relative, the dwarf sauropod Magyarosaurus dacus.

 Braquiosaurus, life-size reproduction, Brachiosaurus altithorax.

Researchers trace Snow Leopard evolution through ancient fossils

The discovery suggests snow leopards rely more on terrain and prey than high altitudes for survival.

 Researchers trace Snow Leopard evolution through ancient fossils.

Fossils 'Punk' and 'Emo' rewrite the story of molluscs

Punk ferox was named due to the fancied resemblance of the spicule array to the spiked hairstyles associated with the punk rock movement.

 Fossils 'Punk' and 'Emo' rewrite the story of molluscs.

Researchers use skeletons from Israel, Iraq to find source of Neanderthals' super strength

Neanderthals relied on strategic ambushes that required explosive strength and precision, allowing them to overpower large prey such as lions, cave bears, and prehistoric elephants.

 Researchers use skeletons from Israel, Iraq to find source of Neanderthals' super strength.

Chimpanzees organize complex tool-use sequences like humans, revealing deep evolutionary origins

The study focused on one of the most complex actions performed by primates: nut cracking using stone tools.

 Common Chimpanzee uses spherical tool in the lab.

The ‘Sword Tail from Bavaria’: fossil helps researchers piece together Pterosaur evolution

Skiphosoura bavarica lived toward the end of the Jurassic Period and would have been one of the largest flyers in its ecosystem.

 Scaphognathus crassirostris cast.

Chinese Scientists Discover World's Smallest Dinosaur Eggs, Shedding Light on Theropod Evolution

Researchers identified a new species, Minioolithus ganzhouensis, shedding light on theropod evolution in the Late Cretaceous.

 Pterosaurs Flight in the Age of Dinosaurs. Image by Tim Evanson from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, USA licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.

New study reveals birds convey politeness through wing gestures

While most non-verbal gestures have mostly been studied in humans and primates, Japanese researchers found that a small bird species uses wing movements to convey messages.

 Great tit flies in a park in Minsk, Belarus February 6, 2020.

Sodom, Gomorrah, atomic bomb: Altruistic attempts to avert mass destruction - opinion

One can ask how it came about that an inherited set of connections leads to Abraham’s altruistic thinking and the arguments of the atomic scientists. The answer is evolution.

 ‘Sodom and Gomorrah Afire’ by Jacob de Wet II, 1680

Humans continue to experience evolution, natural selection is ongoing - Newsweek

Evolution is occurring at a more rapid rate than ever before, however the drivers of the evolution have changed.

TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY Prof. Israel Hershkovitz holds what scientists say are two pieces of fossilized bone of a previously unknown kind of early human discovered at the Nesher Ramla site.

How bats evolved to avoid cancer - study

These characteristics make bats an interesting animal to study because they may have implications for human health.

 Artibeus jamaicensis, the Jamaican fruit bat